follicle growth

I'm an IVF (in vitro fertilization) newby and feel a bit out of my depth and in the hands of my clinic.....I don't like this out of control feeling. Im used to the years of research into recurrent miscarriages/immune issues arming me with knowledge and confidence so if a Doctor offers/ says something i know whether its good or not so im looking for a wee bit of advice.....

day 7 of stimms today, scan showed 18 follicles, 3 above 15mm the others between 9 - 15mm. Nurse said this was a good response and for EC they would want above 15mm. They said they prob wont need me to have another scan and EC prob thu depending on my blood results (previously said another scan wed, EC fri)

Ive read on net ideal size is 18-22 for mature eggs so will mine grow in 3 days to that size?? How quickly do they grow

Comments (4)

It is a bit overwhelming the ivf journey. Sounds like your follicles are doing well. Yes most clinics do want them to be 18 or more. Yours are doing well, and if they are growing at a steady rate, they can normally predict what sizes they will be in 3 days time. You will be surprised how much they will grow in that time, that's why they probably feel you wont need another scan. Do question it with them though, if you feel you need to. First cycle can always be scary and mind boggling. Good luck xx

they tend to grow 1-2mm per day so thursday sounds good. You never get them all to mature at exactly the same time (esp on the short protocol) so you'd expect to have a few immature eggs - that's actually a good sign tbh. The leading follicles tend to contain your best eggs so you want to get those ones out before they go over ripe! That seems to be the preferred strategy rather than waiting for all the little ones to catch up.

the 'ideal' number they aim for is around 10 and it sounds like you can expect to get that number so it's a great response. FC (fingers crossed) for you, hon. It is a horrible process I'm afraid but it's all going really well so far so I'd definitely be feeling positive if I were you X

Hi, I know exactly how you feel. I'm on my first IVF (in vitro fertilization) journey too and the whole thing is very overwhelming. There's a thread further down called 'follicle' which you may find interesting. My post on there was:

"I had lots of follicles on my scans but only a small number were big enough to contain an egg. At EC they got 4 eggs, only 2 of which were mature. Fortunately both fertilised. I was really disappointed at first as I had expected more eggs, particularly as I was told I should respond well to the treatment, however my OTD is tomorrow and I did a pregnancy test yesterday...got a BFP! Sometimes it's quality over quantity so don't be disheartened if you get fewer than you expect"

I was in a very similar situation as you at scan stage. At my last scan 4 days before EC I had 2/3 follicles that were above 14 and the rest (a good number) were smaller. I was also worried about them not growing enough found time for EC. This turned out to be the case, however as my other post shows it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Im a big clearer now, my normal nurse called me this
avo, she knows me and that I want all details......im a doc/nurse nightmare!

She said my bloods,are good but they sticking with.original plan to rescan wed and EC friday to give me maximum chance "yield" she called it!! So hopefully my wee follies will grow into nice big ripe ones ;-)

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